School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain

Spain: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 430,647 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
430,647 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 164 countries
All-time high
882,503 number
in 1998
All-time low
430,647 number
in 2020
Years of data
13
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200920201998: 882.5k number1999: 840.1k number2000: 800.1k number2001: 765.7k number2002: 742.7k number2013: 445.9k number2014: 442.4k number2015: 439.5k number2016: 437.9k number2017: 437.5k number2018: 436.0k number2019: 433.4k number2020: 430.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain is 430,647 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain peaked at 882,503 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 430,647 number, in 2020.

Spain ranks 35th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Spain, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 882,503 number
1999 840,080 number -4.8%
2000 800,142 number -4.8%
2001 765,670 number -4.3%
2002 742,703 number -3.0%
2013 445,866 number -40.0%
2014 442,402 number -0.8%
2015 439,536 number -0.6%
2016 437,931 number -0.4%
2017 437,534 number -0.1%
2018 436,012 number -0.3%
2019 433,384 number -0.6%
2020 430,647 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 861,292 number 840,080 number 882,503 number 2
2000s 769,505 number 742,703 number 800,142 number 3
2010s 438,952 number 433,384 number 445,866 number 7
2020s 430,647 number 430,647 number 430,647 number 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 32 Thailand 483,017 number compare
  2. 33 Zimbabwe 467,170 number compare
  3. 34 Haiti 431,219 number compare
  4. 36 Canada 417,954 number compare
  5. 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 402,787 number compare
  6. 38 Malawi 390,135 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Spain was 430,647 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 882,503 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 430,647 number in 2020.
How does Spain rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Spain ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.